With regards to the "better value" being the cz, im sure that is the case.
However, I am selling my vanguard because i picked up a winchester 70 in the same caliber. If i pull the trigger on a 243 I dont want to be in the same boat. I hate loosing 300$ when i "upgrade". I recently bought a citori and passed on the cz's because as far as fit and finish and details go, I just wouldnt have been happy with it as a "forever" gun. I realize that both guns will do the exact same thing for me, and im not capable of shooting better than an mid level or even economy gun. So thats why i was asking if the extra $ gets you significant improvements.
All in all, it sounds to me like 1600$ for a gun isnt really an astronomical price. Im not down with the savage 500$ guns as they just feel cheap. The stocks feel like plastic, working the safety always feels like its going to break... thats why i went with the weatherby. But having that side by side with a Win 70...
Anyways, from your responses folks, i think im going to skip out on the hunt for a cz to handle/hold, and just decide if im going to drop the coin.
However, I am selling my vanguard because i picked up a winchester 70 in the same caliber. If i pull the trigger on a 243 I dont want to be in the same boat. I hate loosing 300$ when i "upgrade". I recently bought a citori and passed on the cz's because as far as fit and finish and details go, I just wouldnt have been happy with it as a "forever" gun. I realize that both guns will do the exact same thing for me, and im not capable of shooting better than an mid level or even economy gun. So thats why i was asking if the extra $ gets you significant improvements.
All in all, it sounds to me like 1600$ for a gun isnt really an astronomical price. Im not down with the savage 500$ guns as they just feel cheap. The stocks feel like plastic, working the safety always feels like its going to break... thats why i went with the weatherby. But having that side by side with a Win 70...
Anyways, from your responses folks, i think im going to skip out on the hunt for a cz to handle/hold, and just decide if im going to drop the coin.





















































